Jane P.O.V

I was running. Running so fast that my legs were no more than a blur underneath me. Running so fast that if water suddenly came under my feet, I would simply skim over it. I would never go back, never. If Aro thought that killing Alec was going to be alright with me, he was so wrong. All Alec had done was accidently let his robe slip so he was seen sparkling by a young child, and he was slaughtered. I was never going back to Aro and his stupid guard. Everything about me was going to change, my soul, my very being and I knew where there was a family that could help me.

*

As I (walking now) drew closer through the trees to the household of the Cullen's, I heard sounds that I had only heard by the happiest of humans. Ringing laughter, a piano playing, the sound of a dice moving across a games board. I couldn't wait to get inside. I peeped through the bushes and saw the magnificent house, with its long glass windows, so open!

I was so absorbed in how wonderful it all was, that I didn't notice that all the Cullen's were staring at me through the glass. Their expression wasn't welcoming and it frightened me a little. Usually at this time, I would be using my ability to make them stop their staring, but I had already vowed only to use is against evil people.

Taking a deep and unnecessary breath, I put my hands in the air and stepped out of the bushes into the clearing in front of the house. Nobody in the house was moving they were just watching me. I took one more slow step towards the hose, hands still raised, but the occupants flew up from their seated positions. I retraced my step.

In about a second, Carlisle was standing at the top of the steps leading up to the house. I had seen the way he looked at his family, it was warm and caring, but he did not throw that look my way right now. His face seemed quite stony, but soft compared with his wife and children.

"Jane, what business have you here? Where is the rest of the Volturi?"

I sucked in another cooling breath. Clenching my little fists, I decided to give it to him straight and frank.

"Alec is dead Carlisle. They slaughtered him. I simply cannot be around them any longer, I long to change my ways and be a good person. Please Carlisle, let me join your coven. Teach me how to keep vegetarian and I swear I will not use my ability on any friend."

His face was now considering and I felt my face phase into a look of pleading innocence.

"Please Carlisle."

"Come on in Jane" he said, gentler now. "Come on in so as we can discuss this."

*

It was about to be my first day of school. Well, my first day of school for a few centuries at least. I had been training with Carlisle about patience, how just because you are hungry doesn't mean you feed. And also the pretty obvious, humans are not for eating. Off limits now. We had started by going somewhere public, we went to a park. The burning in my throat was unimaginable, like it had dried out completely and caught fire. As the flames licked around my throat, I kept walking with my head down and managed to get to the other side without killing anyone. Success.

Now I had to do that for a whole day and three quarters of it wouldn't be walking through them either. It would be sitting still with them, just waiting for the temptation to become too much...

I began shaking my head. No, I could get through this. I was sat in Rosalie's sleek red car with Rosalie and Emmett; the others had taken the Volvo. They were both chatting away animatedly, but neither said anything to me. The only people who did talk to me really was Carlisle and Esme, the others steered pretty much away from me with little more than a glare in my direction. I could hardly blame them. A few times, Emmett would sit next to me on the sofa, but that would only be so he could flex his muscles next to me in an attempt to intimidate me. I'll admit, with my power virtually stripped from me, it worked quite well on his part.

I sat there like a statue, hands in my tiny lap until I got the first waft of hundreds of humans. I sat bolt upright, fingers against the glass, and stared out at them all filing inside the front doors. My mouth dropped open. The smell was overwhelming, I should have eaten more elk. My nose was against the glass now.

"Oh no you don't," Emmett said, grabbing me by the back of the dress and swinging me back round into my seat. "Act normal will you? Regular humans don't stare at each other with their mouths open licking their lips."

"I wasn't licking my lips," I muttered under my breath, crossing my arms across my flat chest.

We got out of the car and I staggered a bit. The smell was so strong and my throat felt like hell was raging right inside it. Emmett took me by the shoulders and guided me over to a remote tree. When the other students saw him heading there, they quickly scampered away.

"Ok little missy, Rose and I have gotta go to class now. Eat anyone and I will eat you." He said the last part quite threateningly and I think he actually meant it. How ever much he hated me, he gave me a brief pat on the shoulder. "Good luck."

He walked off with his arm securely around Rose and I was left alone standing under the tree.

I went to the office and had a map for the day, even though as soon as I looked at it, I had memorised it. My first class was English. Easy.

It was quite annoying having to walk at a slow humans pace to get the classroom but as I walked through the door and saw all of these tasty humans just sitting quietly in their seats, I got quite nervous. I had to remember my patience. When I walked in they all started gawking at me as did the teacher.

"Urr..you must be Jane Cullen. Yes, I can see the resemblance to Jasper and Rosalie..."

Jasper and Rosalie? Oh yes, they was playing the part of my long lost brother and sister whom I had just found. Goody.

"Well, take a seat at the back next to Antony and we may get started."

I didn't even glance at the boy as I took my seat. It was only half way through the lesson when he asked to borrow my rubber that I looked up and saw him for the first time. To begin with, I thought I was staring up into Alec's face. His features were so similar. The boy smiled at me now and I couldn't help but smile back.

"Um...Can I? Borrow the rubber?" he asked timidly after a while of me just smiling at him. Yeesh! I must be scaring him! I'm such an idiot, if I'm not careful, he'll think I'm on drugs.

"Sure, sure..." I foraged around in my pencil case and produced the rubber.

"Thanks," he said quietly, looking down. He was a shy thing, but he seemed sweet. I was already getting attached to him and he had only asked me for a rubber. To him I was probably nothing more than a new and random school girl. I would prove him wrong.